The five ships are equipped with a standard suite of meteorological instruments measuring air temperature and humidity, relative wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, and incident irradiance (PAR and/or total irradiance). The instruments record continuously while the ships are at sea.
The suite of instruments is different on each ship and may change with time. The table below provides the relevant details.
| Ship | Meteorological instrument suite |
|---|---|
| RV Plymouth Quest | Instrumentation suite specification is not yet available |
| RV Prince Madog | Dry-bulb thermometer Humidity sensor Barometer Pyranometer located on front mast Anenometer LI-COR PAR sensor located on front mass |
| RRS James Clark Ross | 2 x Digital Barometer Vaisala PTB210 Classe B located on the logger rack 2 x Air humidity and temperature Rotronic MP103A-CG030-W4W located on the foremast 2 x TIR sensor (pyranometer) Kipp & Zonen SP LITE located on the foremast 2 x PAR sensor Kipp & Zonen Quantum PAR LITE located on the foremast An ultrasonic Anemometer Solent Meteorological located on the foremast |
| RRS James Cook | Instrumentation suite specification is not yet available |
| RRS Discovery | Vaisala PTB100A barometric pressure sensor Vaisala HMP4L air temperature and humidity sensor Didcot/ELE DRP-5 port and starboard PAR sensors Kipp & Zonen port and starboard pyranometers (Total Incident Radiance measurements) Vaisala WAA anenometer and WAV wind vane |
Last updated: June 8, 2015
